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Murphy Burke had been gone for two years when he got his first leave in April 1945. While overseas he had stayed in...

They hung around in the area [Annotator's Note: Marvin Perrett and the crew of the USS Bayfield (APA-33), near Okinawa...

Robert Oplinger and the underwater demolition teams had to blow up enemy beach obstacles and coral reef obstructions...

David Harvey engaged kamikazes at Okinawa, Tokyo, and Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Japan]. The skipper [Annotator's Note...

Having participated in several amphibious landings as a combat swimmer, Robert Judd discusses that after their initial...

Russell Clay was assigned to the USS Houston (CL-81) which was being completed in Newport News, Virginia. He had his...

Paul J. Murphy [Annotator’s Note: a fire controlman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] sailed to San Francisco [...

Freeman Dyson was not involved with the Manhattan Project. He was totally surprised at the dropping of the atomic bombs...

Sidney Philips remembers being in San Diego for two weeks [Annotators Note: after returning from his combat tour in the...

James Gaffney discusses transition back into civilian life and his home life with two new children following his return...

Admiral Mitscher [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral Marc Andrew "Pete" Mitscher] was aboard Warren Nolan's ship [...

Bailey feels that war should be over with. His division fought the Chinese in North Korea. Young men are fighting today...

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